Elizabeth A TorroneDepartment of Epidemiology, UNC Chapel Hill School of Public Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USASoc Work Public Health 25:327-40. 2010

Risk behavior disclosure during HIV test counseling

Elizabeth Ann TorroneDepartment of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USAAIDS Patient Care STDS 24:551-61. 2010

Increased HIV and primary and secondary syphilis diagnoses among young men--United States, 2004-2008

..Chlamydia prevalence was low overall but varied by sociodemographics and sexual behaviors. Findings support current recommendations that women older than 25 years should not be routinely screened for chlamydial infection...

Prevalence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae among persons 14 to 39 years of age, United States, 1999 to 2008

..Prevalence estimates from population-based surveys do not suffer from the same biases as case-report and clinic positivity data and may be better to monitor sexually transmitted disease morbidity over time...

Identifying gaps in HIV prevention services

Elizabeth A TorroneDepartment of Epidemiology, UNC Chapel Hill School of Public Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USASoc Work Public Health 25:327-40. 2010

..Findings from this study can inform local and regional planners on how to efficiently target prevention programs, including programs aimed at reducing racial and geographic disparities in sexually transmitted diseases, such as HIV...

Risk behavior disclosure during HIV test counseling

Elizabeth Ann TorroneDepartment of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USAAIDS Patient Care STDS 24:551-61. 2010

..Modifications to the risk assessment process, including better explaining the role of the risk assessment in prevention counseling, may increase the validity of the data...

Increased HIV and primary and secondary syphilis diagnoses among young men--United States, 2004-2008

..Although male coinfections have not increased over time, early syphilis has become endemic among young HIV-positive men statewide, emphasizing the need to provide screening for both infections among high-risk individuals...